State Wildlife Action Plans and Landscape Conservation Cooperatives

How to implement landscape-scale conservation

October 2017

Brian Branciforte

The PFLCC Structural Framework

Comprehensive approach for all fish, wildlife, and their habitats

SWAP’s and LCC’s Share Similar Values

Incentive-based, proactive, non-regulatory effort

SWAP’s and LCC’s Share Similar Values

Cooperative – all partners, not just FWC USFWS

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SWAP’s and LCC’s Share Similar Values

State Wildlife Action PlansStrategic, Business, Science Plans

´ High level, comprehensive plans´ Prioritize efforts

´ Guiding documents for actions, projects, resources

SWAP’s and LCC’s Share Similar Values

Build upon existing information

SWAP’s and LCC’s Share Similar Values

Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP) = Science Foundation

§ Derived from and updates existing data sources

§ Prioritizes biodiversity,landscapes, water

§ Multi-organization technical advisory group

The PFLCC Structural Framework

The Steering Committee decided to use:

• Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP)

• Florida Cooperative Land Cover

• FL SWAP

• Uses Florida Cooperative Land Cover • Uses CLIP• Aligning with PFLCC Blueprint to Structure Performance

(Outcome/ Output) Monitoring

2017 Revision of the FL SWAP

Urban and Working Lands

Caves

Coastal Uplands

Hardwood Forested Uplands

High Pine & Scrub

Pine Flatwoods & Dry Prairie

Freshwater Non-Forested Wetlands

Lakes

Rivers & Streams

Soft Bottom

Hard Bottom

Intertidal

Freshwater Forested Wetlands

Terrestrial Freshwater Marine

2017 FL SWAP Revision Ecosystems

PFLCC Blueprint Priority Resources

Integrating SWAP’s and LCC’s

• Align planning tools• Align revision and development phases• Integrate staff and Steering Committee• Work complimentary

Keys to Success:

Questions?

Using the State Wildlife Action Plan and State Wildlife Grant funds to leverage resources with partners to sustain Florida’s legacy of native wildlife and their habitats